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Public Employment of Muslims (percentages)





















Population



IAS



IPS



IFS



Central Public Sector Unit (PSU)



State PSU



Banks & RBI



13.5



3



4



1.8



3.3



10.8



2.2



What do these figures convey?

These figures clearly convey that not only basic amenities but Muslims are lacking behind in every sector of the country. These figures clearly say that Muslims have very less access in all the sectors.


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Basic Amenities, 1994















Kutcha houses:



63.6% of Muslims live in kutcha houses


55.2% of Hindus live in kutcha houses



Electricity:



30% of Muslims have access to electricity


43.2% of Hindus have access to electricity



Piped water:



19.4% of Muslims have access to piped water


25.3% of Hindus have access to piped water



Do Muslims have the equal access to basic amenities?

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Literacy Rate by Religion, 2001





















All



Hindus



Muslims



Christians



Sikhs



Buddhists



Jains



65%



65%



59%



80%



70%



73%



94%



Which religious group has the lowest literacy rate?

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Read the data related to schooling provided by the Sachar Committee Report:

• 25 per cent of Muslim children in the 6-14 year age group have either never been enrolled in school or have dropped out. This percentage is much higher than that of any other socio-religious community (page 58).


Do you think special measures are required to address this situation?

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I live in a Muslim-dominated area. Some days back during Ramzan there was some disturbance that started taking a communal outlook. My brother and I had gone for an Iftar party in the neighbourhood and were dressed in traditional clothes, that is sherwani and salwar kameez respectively. On returning home, my brother and I were asked to change our clothes to jeans and T-shirt. Now when everything is fine I wonder what was the reason that we were asked to change our clothes and why I didn’t find it odd. Were our clothes giving away our identity and is that identity linked to all kinds of fears and discrimination?

The above essay has been written by a child around your age. What do you think she is trying to convey?